Karen Stabiner

Book is in excellent condition except tearing where the sticker was removed over the barcode. 405 pages.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Washington

A Novel

Q: What does a parent need to survive the college application process?

A. A sense of humor.
B. A therapist on 24-hour call.
C. A large bank balance.
D. All of the above.

Getting In is the roller-coaster story of five very different Los Angeles families united by a single obsession: acceptance at a top college, preferably one that makes their friends and neighbors green with envy. At an elite private school and a nearby public school, families devote themselves to getting their seniors into the perfect school--even if the odds are stacked against them, even if they can't afford the $50,000 annual price tag, even if the effort requires a level of deceit, and even if the object of all this attention wants to go somewhere else.

Getting In is a delightfully smart comedy of class and entitlement, of love and ambition, set in a world where a fat envelope from a top school matters more than anything . . . almost.

Getting In

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Amy Stolls

Some light wearing on the cover as shown in the pictures attached. Pages are still in great condition. 476 pages. 





What sane woman would consider becoming any man's ninth wife

Bess Gray is a thirty-five-year-old folklorist and amateur martial artist living in Washington, DC. Just as she's about to give up all hope of marriage, she meets Rory, a charming Irish musician, and they fall in love. But Rory is a man with a secret, which he confesses to Bess when he asks for her hand: He's been married eight times before. Shocked, Bess embarks on a quest she feels she must undertake before she can give him an answer. With her bickering grandparents (married sixty-five years), her gay neighbor (himself a mystery), a shar-pei named Stella, and a mannequin named Peace, Bess sets out on a cross-country journey--unbeknownst to Rory--to seek out and question the wives who came before. What she discovers about her own past is far more than she bargained for.

The Ninth Wife is a smart, funny, eye-opening tale of love, marriage, and the power of stories to unlock the true meaning of home and family.

The Ninth Wife

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Homer H. Hickam

Some light water damage on the bottom of the pages. Visible in picture of the first page. Not too bothersome. 318 pages.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Continuing the story of the Rocket Boys of Coalwood, West Virginia, the author recounts his senior year in high school, while the forces of change bring Coalwood to a difficult crossroads and strain threatens to tear apart the Hickam home.

The Coalwood Way

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Tom Perrotta

Never been read. Small tears on the cover from removing price stickers as shown in attached pictures. 307 pages.

New York Times bestseller! From the bestselling author of The Leftovers and Little Children comes a penetrating and hilarious new novel about sex, love, and identity on the frontlines of America's culture wars. Eve Fletcher is trying to figure out what comes next. A forty-six-year-old divorcee whose beloved only child has just left for college, Eve is struggling to adjust to her empty nest when one night her phone lights up with a text message. Sent from an anonymous number, the mysterious sender tells Eve, "U R my MILF!" Over the months that follow, that message comes to obsess Eve. While leading her all-too-placid life--serving as Executive Director of the local senior center by day and taking a community college course on Gender and Society at night--Eve can't curtail her own interest in a porn website called MILFateria.com, which features the erotic exploits of ordinary, middle-aged women like herself. Before long, Eve's online fixations begin to spill over into real life, revealing new romantic possibilities that threaten to upend her quiet suburban existence. Meanwhile, miles away at the state college, Eve's son Brendan--a jock and aspiring frat boy--discovers that his new campus isn't nearly as welcoming to his hard-partying lifestyle as he had imagined. Only a few weeks into his freshman year, Brendan is floundering in a college environment that challenges his white-dude privilege and shames him for his outmoded, chauvinistic ideas of sex. As the New England autumn turns cold, both mother and son find themselves enmeshed in morally fraught situations that come to a head on one fateful November night. Sharp, witty, and provocative, Mrs. Fletcher is a timeless examination of sexuality, identity, parenthood, and the big clarifying mistakes people can make when they're no longer sure of who they are or where they belong.

Mrs. Fletcher

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Danielle Steel

Thrown out of her ancestral home by her brutal half-brothers after the death of their father, Angélique Latham makes her way to Paris, where she takes in abused streetwalkers and transforms them into upper-crust courtesans in an exclusive bordello.

The Duchess

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Nicholas Sparks

Creasing in the spine. Cover is moderately worn with a few small creases. 

The Guardian

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Creases in the spine. Gentle wear on cover. 317 pages.

The Choice

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Creases in the spine. Stamp on first page from previous bookseller. 

A Bend in the Road

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Elizabeth Arnold

Like new. Line on bottom of the book from retailer. 438 pages.

After 25 years of marriage, Chloe and Nate Sinclair, bound by their love of literature, must finally come to terms with a tragic event from their past that they have turned their back on for so long and their failing bookstore that they once loved. Original.

The Book of Secrets

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Carrie Firestone

A refreshing, funny, and moving debut novel about first loves, last wishes, and letting go. Seventeen-year-old Maddie O'Neill Levine lives a charmed life, and is primed to spend the perfect pre-college summer with her best friends and young-at-heart socialite grandmother (also Maddie's closest confidante), tying up high school loose ends. Maddie's plans change the instant Gram announces that she is terminally ill and has booked the family on a secret "death with dignity" cruise ship so that she can leave the world in her own unconventional way - and give the O'Neill clan an unforgettable summer of dreams-come-true in the process. Soon, Maddie is on the trip of a lifetime with her over-the-top family. As they travel the globe, Maddie bonds with other passengers and falls for Enzo, who is processing his own grief. But despite the laughter, headiness of first love, and excitement of glamorous destinations, Maddie knows she is on the brink of losing Gram. She struggles to find the strength to say good-bye in a whirlwind summer shaped by love, loss, and the power of forgiveness.

The Loose Ends List

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Gordon McAlpine

Owen Fitzstephen

Like new. Small dot on the bottom of the book as show in picture above. 176 pages 

Follows Dashiell Hammett from 1930s San Francisco through 1940s Hollywood through a series of dangerous events that culminate in a fateful meeting with a woman from his past.

Hammett Unwritten

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Derek Sherman

Marker line on bottom of the book from the retailer. Shown in photo attached. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

When his brother breaks a rule of his running club and falls in love with one of its members and her infant daughter, Lily, who has a genetic condition, Shane works to find a cure for Lily in hopes of reconnecting with his brother.

Race Across the Sky

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Pamela Morsi

Jack and Claire Crabtree were once happily married, but separate interests have left each one dancing to their own tune. She refuses to move into the brand-new house he built for the family. He spends too much time at work with a colleague whom she considers a threat to any man's fidelity. When Jack is summoned back to Oklahoma to see his ailing grandpa Bud, Claire only makes the trip at the last minute. Bud and Geri Crabtree danced through life together for seventy years as friends, lovers and devoted spouses. They always knew what mattered most in life—and the laughter and tears come naturally when their family gathers together. And if Jack and Claire can remember the bond they once shared, they might be able to rediscover what's wonderful about love.…

Last Dance at Jitterbug Lounge

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Diane Johnson

General wear on cover and pages. 309 pages.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST "If one were to cross Jane Austen and Henry James, the result would be Diane Johnson."—San Francisco Chronicle The national bestseller and inspiration for the major motion picture starring Naomi Watts and Kate Hudson! Called "stylish... refreshing... genuinely wise” by The New York Times Book Review,this delightful comedy of manners and morals, money, marriage, and murder follows smart, sexy, and impeccably dressed American Isabel Walker as she lands in Paris to visit her stepsister Roxy, a poet whose marriage to an aristocratic French painter has assured her a coveted place in Parisian society—until her husband leaves her for the wife of an American lawyer. Could "le divorce" be far behind? Can irrepressible Isabel keep her perspective (and her love life) intact as cultures and human passions collide? "Social comedy at its best" (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Le Divorce is Diane Johnson at her most scintillating and sublime.

Le Divorce

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John Grisham

Minor wear on the corners of the cover. 373 pages.

Ray and his brother, Forrest, receive a letter from their father, a reclusive, retired judge, instructing them to return home to discuss his estate, but the judge dies before they arrive, leaving behind a secret known only to Ray.

The Summons

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Light wear and tear. Minimal creases in the spine. 434 pages.

A Novel 

The Associate 

Helen Fielding

Wear on top front dust jacket including tiny tears as shown in attached pictures. 271 pages.

A hilarious journal chronicles a year in the life of Bridget Jones, a single, thirty-something woman on a perpetual quest for self-improvement, as she struggles to cope with relationships, weight control, and the other baffling complexities of modern life. 80,000 first printing. BOMC Dual Main. QPB Alt. Tour.

Bridget Jones's Diary

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Book is in excellent condition. Dust jacket has imperfections including a tear shown in the picture attached. 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Gift 

Amanda Goldberg

Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper

Prepare to enter a world of what fashion designer Michael Kors has called “stylish intrigue, glamorous machinations, and such juicy fun.”  Take a wild ride with Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Hopper, who have culled their insider’s purview to peel back Oscar’s legendary curtain and reveal what really goes on under the sheets of Young Hollywood. Do Happy Hollywood Endings really exist, or does everyone end up on the cutting room floor sooner or later?  It’s a shocking, entertaining race to the end of the red carpet…

Twenty-six-year-old Lola Santisi, daughter of an Academy Award-winning mega-director and a former cover model, is Hollywood Royalty without a kingdom—or even a condo—to call her own.  This “Actorholic,” who also suffers from “Career Deficit Disorder,” is looking for more from life than what her famous last name has offered, namely her mother’s last-season Chanel hand-me-downs and the lurking shadow of her father’s fame. In her latest gig as a Hollywood ambassador, Lola’s stepping out of her Louboutins and into fashion’s ultimate combat boots to engage in LA's cruelest blood sport: convincing celebrities to wear an unknown designer's gowns to the Oscars.

Providing advice, emotional support, and even a new mantra or two are her BFF (Best Friend Forever) Kate Woods, an obsessively ambitious talent agent desperate to go from unter to über, and her BAF (Best Actress Forever) Cricket Curtis, a struggling up-and-comer trying to surpass her role as a coma victim on Grey’s Anatomy and overcome one rejection after another to become the next Cameron Diaz or Nicole Kidman, or the next anybody.  Together, they dodge fashion roadkill while navigating General Motors’ Annual Fashion Show, the Gagosian dinner at Mr. Chow, and more.  Ultimately, the week culminates at the über-exclusive Vanity Fair Oscar party, where the allotted time slot on your invitation marks how far in or out you really are.  But who will be left standing with job, heart, and stilettos still intact at the after-after-Oscar party?

Celebutantes

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Shirley Abbott

Everything in like new condition. 307 pages.

Eight New Yorkers are forced to confront their tangled lives, loves, and affairs after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

The Future of Love

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S. E. Hinton

Small watermark on bottom of pages as shown in photos attached. 251 pages 

Jamie Sommers, believing himself destined to a life of crime, works as a smuggler and murderer on the high seas before encountering a dark force in a quiet Delaware seaside town that pushes him to the brink of insanity.

Hawkes Harbor

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Lauren Kelly

Slight sticker residue on back over barcode. 234 pages.

A Novel of Suspense

Merilee returns home to care for her distant and dying father and, after his death, her involvement with his estate and with the estate's executor uncovers horrifying truths about the past.

The Stolen Heart

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Nora Roberts

Minor wear on the edge of the cover. No creases or writing on pages. Minor creases in spine. 368 pages.

BOOK ONE OF THE GALLAGHERS OF ARDMORE TRILOGY

In Gallagher's Pub, where the fire is burning low and the pints are waiting, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts has a story to tell...

Determined to reevaluate her life, Jude Murray flees America to take refuge in Faerie Hill Cottage, immersing herself in the study of Irish folklore and discovering hope for the future of the magical past.

Finally back home in Ireland after years of traveling, Aidan Gallagher possesses an uncommon understanding of his country's haunting myths. Although he's devoted to managing the family pub, a hint of wildness still glints in his eyes--and in Jude, he sees a woman who can both soothe his heart and stir his blood. And he begins to share the legends of the land with her--while they create a passionate history of their own.

Don't miss the other books in the Gallaghers of Ardmore Trilogy
Tears of the Moon
Heart of the Sea

Jewels of the Sun

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Iliza Shlesinger

Mayim Bialik

Gentle wear. Dust jacket looks great. No writing or creases on pages. 241 pages.

The Genius and the Absurdity

From breakout stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on a confident woman's approach to friendship, singlehood, and relationships. "Girl Logic" is Iliza's term for the way women obsess over details and situations that men don't necessarily even notice. She describes is as a characteristically female way of thinking that appears to be contradictory and circuitous but is actually a complicated and highly evolved way of looking at the world. When confronted with critical decisions about dating, sex, work, even getting dressed in the morning, Iliza argues that women will by nature consider every repercussion of every option before making a move toward what they really want. And that kind of holistic thinking can actually give women an advantage in what is still a male world. In Iliza's own words: "Understanding Girl Logic is a way of embracing both our aspirations and our contradictions. GL is the desire to be strong and vulnerable. It's wanting to be curvy, but rail thin at the same time. It's striving to kick ass in a man's world while still being loved by the women around you. "This book is also for me, because apparently expounding on a stage for two hours a night wasn't enough. (Trust me, if I could start a cult I would, but I hate the idea of deliberately dying in a group.)"

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